EU Inc reforms hit 100‑day deadline as September committee debate threatens core provisions

With just 100 days left before the end‑2026 deadline, the European Parliament’s Legal Affairs Committee is set to debate amendment proposals that could curtail corporate‑home flexibility, a unified European register and the pan‑EU employee stock‑option scheme – the three pillars of the EU Inc statute.

15 September 2026

Vinci Energies crossed the 75 % threshold for All for One Group SE on 9 Sept 2026, extending the offer deadline and setting the stage for a reshaped German SAP services landscape.

15 September 2026

HOF Capital closed a €1 bn deal for Porsche’s interests in Bugatti Rimac and Rimac Group, securing a 23.5% holding that makes it the biggest shareholder and lands three board seats.

14 September 2026

A consortium led by HOF Capital has bought Porsche’s share in the Bugatti Rimac joint venture for €1 billion, while Rimac Group retains its 55% controlling interest.

13 September 2026

Europe’s top startup founders and investors have sent a warning letter urging lawmakers to keep the EU Inc proposal’s core freedom – the ability to incorporate in any Member State without a local operating requirement – intact as the 100‑day deadline approaches.

12 September 2026

Italian app‑builder Bending Spoons agreed to acquire collaboration‑tool maker Miro for $1.36 bn in cash, a price that is roughly 92% lower than the $17.5 bn valuation the company enjoyed at the height of the pandemic‑driven SaaS boom.

11 September 2026

French AI start‑up Mistral secured a €3 bn Series‑D round led by Samsung Electronics, bringing total equity to €5.8 bn and adding $830 m of debt to fund a European compute push that targets 200 MW by 2027 and up to 1 GW by 2030.

10 September 2026

Uplift Ventures has launched a €100 million venture‑capital fund to back up to 20 European deep‑tech startups at the late‑seed and Series A stage, with logistics giant Jungheinrich among the backers.

10 September 2026

Decathlon has signed a letter of intent to buy half of SAS Sport 2000 France, a move that keeps Sport 2000 stores independent while pairing Decathlon’s scale with the cooperative’s territorial reach. The deal, subject to French competition‑authority approval, is slated for completion in 2027.

9 September 2026

Swedish private‑equity firm EQT is set to become the majority owner of London‑based specialist insurance broker McGill & Partners in a transaction valuing the business at roughly $2 billion. The deal, which will see Warburg Pincus exit, is slated for completion in the first half of 2027 pending regulatory clearance.

8 September 2026